Outnumbered
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 2007 - 2024
- 36 episodes (5 series)
A semi-improvised sitcom based around a young family in London, starring Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner. Also features Tyger Drew-Honey, Daniel Roche, Ramona Marquez, Samantha Bond, David Ryall and Lorraine Pilkington
- Series 4, Episode 3 repeated Saturday at 5pm on U&W
Streaming rank this week: 131
Episode menu
Christmas Special
Further details
In a moment of adversity, Sue and Pete gather all their offspring, including one grandchild, to try to celebrate a traditional family Christmas. Their new house is smaller, the children are bigger, and within the chaos, an uninvited house guest overstays their welcome.
The children, now adults, have their own hurdles to navigate in the real world. Jake attempts to juggle working from home under the reign of an energetic three-year-old, Ben worries his parents by planning a big adventure, and Karen struggles to get by at work, where she is frustrated by the incompetence of her colleagues, and in relationships, where she is frustrated by not wholly satisfactory girlfriends.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 26th December 2024
- Time
- 9:40pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 45 minutes
Cast & crew
| Hugh Dennis | Pete |
| Claire Skinner | Sue |
| Tyger Drew-Honey | Jake |
| Daniel Roche | Ben |
| Ramona Marquez | Karen |
| Hattie Morahan | Jane (Flaky Neighbour) |
| Kerena Jagpal | Rani |
| Aurora Skarli | Zara |
| Mark Silcox | Delivery Man |
| Louis Tyrrell | Trainee Delivery Man |
| Adam Morris | Howard the Neighbour (Voice) |
| Guy Jenkin | Writer |
| Andy Hamilton | Writer |
| Guy Jenkin | Director |
| Andy Hamilton | Director |
| Guy Jenkin | Producer |
| Andy Hamilton | Producer |
| Jimmy Mulville | Executive Producer |
| Emma Lawson | Executive Producer |
| Katie Huggins | Line Producer |
| Steve Tempia | Editor |
| Mark Lawrence | Editor |
| Margaret Spohrer | Production Designer |
| Suzanne Crowley | Casting Director |
| Gilly Poole | Casting Director |
| Katy Covell | Casting Director |
| Ollie Gilbert | Casting Director |
| Martin Hawkins | Director of Photography |
| Natalie Rogers (as Natalie Rogers-Wenzel) | Costume Designer |
| Jo Marshall | Graphics |
| Kas Braganza | 1st Assistant Director |
Video
Trailer
The Brockmans are back. Fate, neighbours, hyenas and bus replacement services get in their way.
Featuring: Hugh Dennis (Pete), Claire Skinner (Sue), Tyger Drew-Honey (Jake), Daniel Roche (Ben) & Ramona Marquez (Karen).
Press
Outnumbered's Hugh Dennis makes prostate cancer plea after Christmas special storyline
Outnumbered star Hugh Dennis has urged men to check their risk of prostate cancer following the beloved BBC sitcom's 2024 Christmas special storyline.
Holly Patrick, The Independent, 27th December 2024Outnumbered review
Not the show we knew, but still a welcome reunion.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 27th December 2024Outnumbered review
It was never going to trump the Gavin and Stacey finale, but the return of Outnumbered after eight years was still a low-key pleasure.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th December 2024Outnumbered star on returning: "I cried of happiness"
A decade on from the end of the British sitcom, actors Tyger Drew-Honey, Daniel Roche and Ramona Marquez discuss growing up on and off screen, practical jokes and reviving their characters for the Outnumbered Christmas special.
Shola Lee, BBC, 26th December 2024The Outnumbered Christmas special is an understated tearjerker
The three Brockman children are all grown up and home for Christmas - but Mum and Dad have ominous news to share.
Rachael Healy, i Newspaper, 26th December 2024Outnumbered review
Hugh Dennis is a master of dry British comedy in Outnumbered, but the kids have lost their comedic instinct.
Nick Hilton, The Independent, 26th December 2024